Baling-press



(No Model.)y l i A Sheefs-Sheet 1. J. F. ASHLEY.

BALING- PRESS. l

No. 458,043. Patented Aug. 18,1891.

Nonms Penas co., rrmlmo., wAsulrmTou, n. c.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

J.P.ASHLBY. BALING PRESS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE'.

JOHN F. ASHLEY, OF: PELICAN, LOUISIANA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,043, dated August18, 1891.

Serial No. 394,564. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JOHN F. ASHLEY, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Pelican, in the parish of De Soto and State ot' Louisiana,have invented new and useful Improvel ments in Ealing-Presses, of whichthe following` is a specification.

This invention relates to that type of baling press for which LettersPatent Nos. 201,405 and 341,070 were issued, respectively, March 19,1878, and May 4, 1886, to G. IV. Soule.

The objects of my invention are to simplify and improve the pressmechanism and provide novel, simple, efficient, and economical mechanismfor automatically hoisting the plunger or follower and lowering thesaine to effect the pressing of the material into a bale.

To accomplish these objects my invention involves the features ofconstruction and the combination or arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimed, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a balingpressembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same. Fig?) isa detail plan View of the triple-bar base-frame. Fig. 4 is a detailsectional elevation of one of the levers for lowering the plunger orfollower. Fig. 5 is a detail side View of the plunger or follower,showing portions of the links which connect the same with theactuating-levers; and Fig. G is a detail sectional view of aspring-catch employed for retaining the plunger or follower in itselevated position.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use myinvention, I will now describe the same in detail, referring to thedrawings, wherein The numeral 1 indicates the triple-bar baseframe,comprising three separated timbers having transverse slats 2, whichconstitute the bottom of the baling-chamber 3. The extremities of thetriple-bar base-frame are provided with transverse bolts 4, serving aspivots for the lower extremities of the actuatinglevers 5, which attheir upper extremities are l provided with cable guides or pulleys 6,over which passes the windlass-cable 7, the ends of the latter beingsecured to opposite end .portions ot' a windlass S, journaled upon theupper portion of the pressframe 9 in such manner that when the windlassis rotated in one direction the windlass-cable will be wound up, andthereby draw the actuating-levers 5 toward each other. In this rotationof the windlass the opposite end portions of the windlass-cable 7 windin reverse directions upon the windlass, and inasmuch as the extremitiesof the said cable are attached to opposite end portions of the windlassit will be obvious that the reverse vwindings of the cable will notinterfere with each other and will wind in uniform coils upon thewindlass.

The actuating-levers 6 are connected by flinks 10 with the plunger orfollower 12,sucli links being pivoted at one extremity to the levers andat the opposite extremities to a center block 13, rigidly secured to thecentral portion of the plunger or follower, as in Fig. 5.

The plunger or follower is provided at opposite ends with uprights orstandards 14, having notches 15, and strengthened and sustained bybraces 16, the construction being such as to provide a strong andsubstantial plunger suitable for the conditions required.

The actuatinglevers are each composed of two parallel timbers, Fig. 4,between which the cable guide or pulley 6 is journaled on a transversebolt or pin 17, while the lower extremities of such parallel timbersenter the spaces between the bars .of the. base-frame 1 and are mountedupon the pivot bolts or pins 4. The object of this construction is toavoid bending of the pivot bolts or pins 4 and 17 and provide a strongand efficient construction. upon the windlass 8, as explained, theactuating-levers 5 are drawn toward each otheigand by means of the links10 the plunger or follower 12 Vis depressed or lowered for the purposeof effecting the pressing operation and the formation of the bale in thebaling-chamber The windlass 8 is provided at one extremity with arigidly-attached Wheel or pulley 1S, having a series of radiatinglingers or projections 19 and 20, between which passes the cable 21,that serves to rotate the wheel or pulley for the purpose of winding thewindlVhen the windlass-cable` 7 is woundv IOS lass-cable and therebyoperate the actuatinglevers to lower or depress the plunger or follower.

To elevate or hoist the plunger or follower after the pressing operationhas been effected, I provide it with a central eyebolt 22, to which isattached one extremity of the plunger-hoisting cable 23. This cable 23passes over pendent cable guides or pulleys 24, supported by pendenthangers 25, supported in any suitable manner. The cable 2l is attachedto the shaft 2G of a friction-driven wheel 27 and the plunger-hoistingcable 23 is attached to the shaft 28 of a similar friction-driven Wheel29, the shafts of these friction-driven wheels being suitably supported,respectively, in two swinging arms or supports 30 and 31, which arepivoted at their lower extremities, as at 32 and 33, to a suitablebase-plate 34. The upper extremities of the swinging arms or supports 30and 31 are pivotally attached to the horizontal actuating-rod35,pivotallyattached at one extremity, as at 3G, to a hand-lever 37,which is pivoted, as at 3S, to a suitable piece of the pressframe 9.

At a point between the peripheries of the friction-wheels 29 is arrangeda friction drivewheel 39, rigidly secured to a shaft 40, mounted insuitable bearings and designed to be continuously rotated in onedirection through the medium of a motor of any character that willfulfill the conditions required. It will be obvious that if thehand-lever 37 be operated to swing the arms 30 and 3l one of thefriction-d riven wheels will be forced in superficial contact with thefriction drive-wheel and the operating friction-driven wheel will bemoved out of contact with such friction drive-wheel. By this means thefriction-driven wheel 29 can be moved into frictional engagement withthe friction drive-wheel 39, and consequently the plunger-hoisting cable23 will be wound up for the purpose of elevating or hoisting the plungerto the position indicated in Fig. l, where it will be automaticallyengaged with and sustained by a spring-catch 41, springinginto therecesses 15 of the plunger uprights or standards. If the wheel 27 bemoved into superiicial contact with the frictional drive-wheel 39', thecable 2l will be Wound up and the wheel or pulley I8 thereby rotated inthe direction required to wind the opposite end portions of the windlass7, whereby the actuating-levers 5 will be drawn toward each other forthe purpose of depressing or lowering the plunger l2. It will be evidentthat this reversing mechanism is an exceedingly simple and economicalelement of the combination, and since it is under perfect control of theattendant through the medium of a single hand-lever the press-plungercan be quickly and conveniently controlled in its movements.

The press-boxing 42 is of ordinary construction; but the end standardsi3 are extended outward to the horizontal top portion of the press-frame9, and one of these uprghts 43 is provided with the spring-catch4l,hereinbe fore alluded to; but obviously I may provide one or more ofthe uprights with a springcatch for the purpose of engaging differentportions of the plunger to more securely retain it in its elevatedposition. The windlassoperating cable 21 is preferably of smallercaliber than the plunger-hoisting cable 23; but this is not material.The rod 35, which serves to swing the arms or supports 30 and 31, isarranged to move horizontally in a guide or guides 44 on the press-frame9, and this actuating-rod is placed at-one side of the press-trame, aswill be understood by reference to Fig. 2, thereby placing thehand-lever in position for its convenient manipulation by the attendant.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- I. The combination,with a baling-chamber, a plunger, actuating-levers having linkconnections with the plunger, a windlass having a rigidly-attached wheelor pulley, and a windlass-cable connected with the actuatinglevers, of awindlass-operating cable connecked with the wheel or pulley of thewindlass, a plunger-hoisting cable connected with the plunger, a pair ofmovable arms or supports provided with driven wheels connected,respectively, with the windlass-operating cable and the plunger-hoistingcable, a drivewheel interposed between the driven wheels, and means formoving the arms or supports to place either driven wheel in engagementwith the drive-wheel, substantially as described.

2. The combination, with a baling-chamber, a plunger, a pair ofactuating-levers having link connections with the plunger, a windlasshaving at one end a rigidly-attached wheel or pulley, and awindlass-cable connecting the windlass with the actuating-levers, of awindlass-operating cable secured to the periphery of the wheel or pulleyon the Windlass, a plunger-hoisting cable connected with the plunger,pendent hangers having cable guides or pulleys supporting theplungerhoisting cable, a pair of swinging arms or supports provided withdriven wheels connected` respectively, with the windlass-operating andthe plunger-hoisting cables, a drive-wheel interposed between the drivenwheels, a connecting-rod for swinging the arms or snpports, and ahand-lever for operating the connecting-rod, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal inpresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN F. ASHLEY. [L. s] Witnesses:

GEO. SIMMONS, NEEDHAM XV. PORKER.

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